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← Return to Major Changes as Spouses Age
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Aging Well | Last Active: May 23 9:45am | Replies (54)
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Yes you are right. When he is sick, with so many diseases, I often think that I am glad I have him still. Although I am 5 years older than he is, I am in 99% perfect health so may be left alone one day. A thought I hate to consider. Hoping you all are able to do what Scott said, "Focus on what we do have." Like one of my daughters said (regarding her husband), "It doesn't matter if he's not perfect, and if he is a bit messy. He is my husband!"
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@maryflorida- I love how you phrased your post, Mary. This is how I feel too. I hope that he does me as well. I am a stage 4 lung cancer survivor and he has taken care of me for 23 years as I battle this cancer. We have been pretty active during this time but COVID has put a kibosh on that. However, we have had a scare that he might also have a cancerous lesion on his lung and are waiting for a follow-up scan in early December. I am wearing the "take care role" now. He says that he now knows what I have felt like many times prior to my scans. This is good! lol. I will always love and care for this man who so tenderly and carefully he has cared for me.